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Life:Ricky Nelson.
#15 on A.c. and #109 on BB Hot 100
on DECCA Records in 1971.
INTRO:  Eb   Gm  Cm.. Eb   Bb  Cm  
#1.
EbLife.Dm...Cm...will Bbgo on withAm7out me..Abtake it and 
Fmyou'll see, it Bbdoesn't EbmatteDmr.Cm  
EbLife.Gm...Cm...I Bbknow what your Am7game is..you Abtake 
it and Fmtrade it, Bbfor anEbotherDm.Cm  
EbLife.Dm...Cm....beBbfore you're Am7over..I want Absomething 
to Fshow forFm...all Bbmy Ebtroubles.Dm  Cm  Eb  
BRIDGE:
FTime, Bbcome on Cin..I Fsee you're Bbback aCgain..
Fwhere you Bbgoing Cnow? I Fmthought you'd Bbknow 
someChow.
INTERLUDE:  Eb   Dm  Cm.. Bb   Cm   Ab  Bb.. Eb   Dm   Eb  Dm..
            Eb   Dm  Cm.. Bb   Am7   Ab  Bb.. Gm  Cm  
#2.
EbLife.Dm...Cm....if Bbyou keep Am7going..I'll Abtry to Fmthrow in,
a Bblittle Eblove.Bb  Cm  
EbLife.Dm...Cm.....I Bbcan't do withAm7out you..there's Absomething 
aFmbout you, that Bbkeeps me Ebgoing.Bb  Cm  
EbLife.Gm...Cm.....I Bbdon't want to Am7stop, now..I've Abbeen through 
so Fmuch, Fmnow.....Bbbecause of Ebyou.Bb  Cm  
OUTRO:
CmTell me, Am7life..Abwhat are you Ebhere forBb?Cm  
BbTell me, Flife..I Abwanna Ebknow more.
       Cm       F            Ab        Eb   Dm   Cm  Eb..
Tell me, life..what are we here for?..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Life

by Ricky Nelson

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Am7

Life:Ricky Nelson.

#15 on A.c. and #109 on BB Hot 100

on DECCA Records in 1971.

Eb Gm Cm Eb Bb Cm

INTRO: ..

#1.

Eb Dm Cm Bb Am7 Ab

Life.......will go on without me..take it and

Fm Bb Eb Dm Cm

you'll see, it doesn't matter.

Eb Gm Cm Bb Am7 Ab

Life.......I know what your game is..you take

Fm Bb Eb Dm Cm

it and trade it, for another.

Eb Dm Cm Bb Am7 Ab

Life........before you're over..I want something

F Fm Bb Eb Dm Cm Eb

to show for...all my troubles.

BRIDGE:

F Bb C F Bb C

Time, come on in..I see you're back again..

F Bb C Fm Bb

where you going now? I thought you'd know

somehow.

Eb Dm Cm Bb Cm Ab Bb Eb Dm Eb Dm

INTERLUDE: .. .. ..

Eb Dm Cm Bb Am7 Ab Bb Gm Cm

.. ..

#2.

Eb Dm Cm Bb Am7 Ab Fm

Life........if you keep going..I'll try to throw in,

Bb Eb Bb Cm

a little love.

Eb Dm Cm Bb Am7 Ab

Life.........I can't do without you..there's something

Fm Bb Eb Bb Cm

about you, that keeps me going.

Eb Gm Cm Bb Am7 Ab

Life.........I don't want to stop, now..I've been through

F Fm Bb Eb Bb Cm

so much, now.....because of you.

OUTRO:

Cm Am7 Ab Eb Bb Cm

Tell me, life..what are you here for?

Bb F Ab Eb

Tell me, life..I wanna know more.

Cm F Ab Eb Dm Cm Eb

Tell me, life..what are we here for?..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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